968 CDUS44 KLIX 010720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2014 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 74 323 PM 86 1974 75 -1 81 1954 MINIMUM 47 553 AM 34 1987 56 -9 58 1971 AVERAGE 61 66 -5 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.60 1952 0.15 -0.15 0.34 MONTH TO DATE 5.25 4.55 0.70 1.08 SINCE MAR 1 5.25 4.55 0.70 1.08 SINCE JAN 1 14.28 15.00 -0.72 14.88 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 3 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 187 137 50 209 SINCE MAR 1 187 136 51 209 SINCE JUL 1 1540 1245 295 1098 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 5 MONTH TO DATE 21 63 -42 36 SINCE MAR 1 21 63 -42 36 SINCE JAN 1 45 100 -55 68 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 40 1000 AM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 86 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 37 1987 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2014.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT APRIL 2 2014.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$